I'm gonna tell you, folks, all about
A certain red-hot gal;
She runs an institute in the South
For all her polar pals;
She teaches papas who treat her
cool,
They're always hot when they leave
her school;
But she's got a secret she won't
let out,
But I just heard her shout:
Refrigeratin' papa, Mama's gonna
make you hot,
Yes, make you hot!
Refrigeratin' papa, heat is something
you ain't got,
No, you ain't got!
A red-hot papa's nice and warm,
But cold ones don't run true to
form;
I always make a papa what he's
got,
I change a frigid papa to a hottentot!
Refrigeratin' papa, Mama's gonna
warm you up!
Yes, warm you up!
'Cause when it comes to lovin',
I win most every lovin' cup,
For lovin' up;
I had a papa once so cold he nearly
froze,
But Mama made him holler, "Please,
burn up my clothes!"
Refrigeratin' papa, Mama's gonna
make you hot!
Refrigeratin' papa, Mama's gonna
make you hot!
Yes, make you hot!
Refrigeratin' papa, heat is what
I like a lot!
Yes, like a lot!
I'm gonna teach you from the start,
That you can't trifle with my heart;
You'll have to learn the fundamental
facts,
Or else your mama's gonna pile
you up in stacks.
Refrigeratin' papa, Mama's gonna
warm you up!
Yes, warm you up!
'Cause when it comes to lovin',
I win most every lovin' cup,
For lovin' up;
I hate the kind of man who always
aggravates,
I make their hearts of stone begin
to palpitate!
Refrigeratin' papa, Mama's gonna
make you hot!
Red hot!
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Jazz and Blues Lyrics Page.
Published 3/6/00.
Ethel Waters starred in both the stage and film version of Cabin in the Sky. The movie also starred Lena Horne and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington had minor roles. Waters commented in her remarkable autobiography, His Eye is on the Sparrow, that she didn't enjoy making the movie -- too much behind-the-scenes back-biting.
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